Shaan was again a dominating film hero in Pakistan this year. His five films were successful. His performance in International fame Urdu/English film Khuda kay liye was appreciated and four other films Suha Jora, Puttar Hamayun Gujjar da, Wehshi Rajput and Ghundi Run were box office hit . Nargis was the most successful film heroine this year and appeared in all four hit films with Shaan but Saima is facing a downfall and all of her films including Jhoomar were flopped.
Almost all released Indian films in this year were flopped as well.One of big film on Eid is Jhoomar. Here are director Syed Noor and his wife and the film heroine Saima at Empire cinema on the photoset of the film...

9 films were released on Eid-ul-Azha Day...Good start for 2007...Eid-ul-Azha was controversial again and officially celebrated
on January 1, 2007. (In some parts of Sarhad and Balochistan Eid Day was
on December 30 and 31). Nine films were released on this occasion and two
Punjabi films made record business on box office in the first week. Wehshi
Rajput with 1,5 mill and Puttar Hamayun Gujjar da 1,3
mill on their main cinemas. Other films had average business but co-Indian
film Rehguzar was dead flop. All four Pashto films were
super hit and continued to dominating film business. There will be celebrated
another Eid-ul-Azha in this year on December 21 or 22 and Eid-ul-Fittar
on October 13 or 14 in Pakistan.

Shaan's 3 newborn daughters
Pakistan's super star Shaan became father of three more daughters, simultaneously
on August 22, 2007. Now he has four daughters. Congratulation to him and
his family...!!!

Shaan and his wife...

Famous actress Sana engaged to model and co-actor Fakhar
Imam on July 15. They will marry next year. Fakhar
Imam was seen as co-actor with Sana in films Khatarnak,
Nasha jawani da, Gunahon ka Shehar and Anokhi
Shikaran. Their upcoming film is Black Queen.

Saima married Syed Noor

It's
not surprising for many but now it is confirmed (and admitted by
both parts) that Pakistan's No. One heroine Saima is "Wife
No. 2" for the top director Syed Noor, who's first wife Rukhsana
Noor is a famous film writer and lyricist and have got four kids
with him. Saima married Syed Noor on July 24, 2005 during the shooting
of their mega hit film Majajan.

Eid-ul-Azha films in Lahore...Eid films flopped..!
All four released films on Eid-ul-Azha Day on Friday, December 21, 2007 were flopped:

Billo 302 by director Pervez Rana

Ghunda No. 1 by director Masood Butt

Haseena Golimar by director M. Iqbal

Haneymoon by Saeed Ali Khan
(more to follows...)

Eid-ul-Fittar
film's in Lahore..."Ghundi Run"...
No. One..!Only "Mohabtan sachian" and "Ghundi
Run" are doing weel in Lahore... 6
films were released on Eid Day on October 14, 2007 and
the "Eid-Battle" was won by director Pervez Rana's Punjabi
film Ghundi
Run, which was
released on Prince cinema and its first days progress
was a half million Rupees. Nargis is in the title role in this
film and Shaan is hero. Director Shehzad Rafiq's Punjabi film Mohabtan sachian on Gulistan cinema with second
place with Rs. 445.000. Veena Malik and new face Adnan are
main pair in this film but they were not impressive. Indo-Pak co-production God
Father was on
third place on Metropole cinema with Rs. 440.000. Meera, Ajab Gul,
Shafqat Cheema and some famous Indian actors are in this films.
Director Masood Butt's Bala
Badmash was
on fourth place with Rs. 425.000 with Shaan in the title role and Ishtahari
Rajput (again Shaan in main role) on Capital cinema with
last position with Rs. 250.000. Director Syed Noor's Urdu film Jhoomar was
on fifth position with Rs. 400.000. Saima and Moamar Rana are in
main pair and this film was most appreciated by cine gores.
The ticket prices were from 70-250 Rupees on various cinemas.
Only two films; God Father and Mohabta sachian were released in
Karachi on Eid Day.
After Eid holidays, only Mohabtan sachian and Ghundi Run are doing well on box office in Lahore.
Big disappointment was the flop of film Jhoomar.

Cineplex cinema in Rawalpindi...
The first cineplex cinema in Rawalpindi opens the doors for cine gores
on Eid-ul-Fittar Day on October 14, 2007. This multi complex cinema has
five sales and 1.400 seats. Mohabtan sachian and Khuda
kay liye are first released films at this cinema.

Many films are ready to be released but...Cinema shortage in Pakistan..!
Many films are box office hits
this year. But film distributes are facing a big problem now - many
completed films could not be screened due to shortage of cinemas in the country.
A new cinema DHA was inaugurated in Lahore recently and some other closed cinema
will open again. Rattan, Mubarak, Mehfil, Naz, Crown and Al-filah are some of
them. But there is desperately need for more cinemas for the booming film business
in Pakistan.» A complete cinema
list in Pakistan

DHA
cinema in Lahore...
After many years, a new cinema with the name of DHA Cinema in Defense Area
Lahore will open on July 20. The owner of this digital cinema is Nadeem
Mandiwala who also owns Nishat Cinema in Karachi. (Thanks to Zohaib Mansoor,
Karachi)
Four more cinemas are under construction in Behria Town, Lahore.

Upcoming films...

Director Roshan Malik's film Azan is under production.
Saima, Shaan and Moamar Rana are main actors in the film. He is also working
on film Sohna Mahi with Shaan and Veena Malik.

Producer Mohammad Jahangir will make film Baadal.
Music composer is Wajahat Attre.

Director Anjum Pervez will introduced new actor Aslam Raja as villain in
his upcoming Punjabi film Shah ji. Main actors in this film
are Saima, Imran Khan, Veena Malik, shafqat Cheema and Naghma.

Famous singer Shahida Minni will compose music in director Javed
Raza's
film Do dilon ki dastan.

Majajan fame Music director Zulfiqar Ali has completed music in
new films like Channa sachi muchi, Gulabo, Zill-e-Shah and Tere
ishq nachaya.

Khalil-ur-Rehamn Qamar has almost completed his inaugural Punjabi
film Channa sachi muchi.

Reema's new film Koi mere dil se puchhey is
under production, written by Pervez Kaleem.

Famous novellist Razia Butt (film Naela, Saiqa, Khalish, Noreen
fame) is back again with the story of Punjabi film Gulabo,
directed by Sangeeta with
Saima, Moamar Rana, Sana, Resham, Babar Ali, Saud, Raheela Agha and Shafqat
Cheema. Producer is Chohdry Mohammad Aslam, writer Jaafar Arsh
and music by Zulfiqar Ali.

Director
and actor Javed
Sheikh's film Khulay
Aasman ke neechay is completed and will be released soon.

Senior actor Shahid will play a role in director and actor Shaan's upcoming
film Zill-e-shah.

Saima will play the tilte role of Lahori Haseena in
director Pervez Rana's film. Shaan and Haidar Sultan are other main actors.

Director Altaf
Hussain's Muqaddas with
Zara Sheikh in the title role. Other actors are Moamar Rana, Arbaz Khan,
Sami Khan and many other new faces. His other film is Sahelian and
both films are produced by Naseem Khan, writer Mohammad Tariq.

Top Ten is the new film by director Rasheed
Dogar and producer
Chodhary Aziz-ur-Rehman. Cast is Sana, Shaan and Moamar Rana. Could be relesed
on August 3.

Miltey hain dil yehan is the name of new film by director Sangeeta,
producer Sheikh Mohammad Akram and writer Pervez Kaleem.

Pervez Rana will make Gujjar No. 1 and Shaan in
title role.

Producer Wajid Zubairi will make film Yeh tere kemal
ke Bandey which will
be directed by Moamar Rana. Producer is Nasir Chanyoti.

Director Masood Butt offers Anjuman a role in his upcoming film Nach
ke Yaar manana. Producers are Nargis and Zubair Shah and
writer is Nasir Adeeb.

Saima will direct film Sogi. Producer is Syed
Noor and
music director M. Arshad.

Syed Noor's Jhoomar will be released on Eid-ul-fittar
with Saima and Shaan in leading roles. He will also make film Dil
Darya with veteran music director Wazir Afzal (Dil da Jani fame) and Bharjai with music director Zulfiqar Ali and leading role
by Saima.

Saima will play the leading role in director Masood Butt's
film Mehbooba
2007.

Producer Jamshed Zafar will produce two films, Billo
420 and Perveen Bari
Namkeen and will include Abrar-ul-Haq's famous song Ni Perveen... Masood Butt and Shaan will direct these films, respectively.
Nasir Adeeb and Tafoo are writer and musician of both films.

Director M. Aslam is making film Ishq Badshah with Saima and Shaan.

Masood Butt will make Husn ki bijlian and Bharjai.

Sangeeta is making film Haseeno ka Mela.

Famous old pair Nisho and Shahid will appear in director Iqbal
Kashmiri's
film Anjam.

Producer Qasir Malik and director M. Bala's film Haseena
Golimar is ready for the release.

After the success of film Suha Jora, producer Zubair
Shah will make film Suhagan which will be directed
by Pervez Rana.

Some famous artists are awarded civil awards for 2007. Super star film hero
Shaan, playback singers Naheed Akhtar and Asad Amanat Ali Khan, musicians
Abdus Sittar Tari and Rais Ahmad Rais for Pride of Performance, stage comedian
Khalid Abbas Daar for Sitara-e-Imtiaz and ex-pop singer Junaid Jamshed for
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
--------- 25th Asian Film AwardsMajajan from 100% to 0%The first nomination of Asian Awards is cancelled after a tussle
between Award committee and director Syed Noor. Now Majajan will not get
any award..!!!
The awards ceremony will be held on July 28 at Lahore.
Film Majajan created a unique record when it won 21 awards in all categories
from 25th Asian Film Awards for 2006. Majajan has
been unanimously selected as the best movie of year by all the
members of film awards committee. Here is a complete list:
Best producer & heroine: Saima (2 awards)
Best director, dialogue & screenplay writer: Syed Noor (3 awards)
Best hero: Shaan
Best supporting actress: Madiha Shah
Best supporting
actor: Saud
Best villain: Shafqat
Cheema
Best comedian: Iftikhar Thakur
Best character actor: Adeeb
Best new talent: Wali
Special award: Shabnam Chodhary
Best Music Director: Zulfiqar Ali
Best story & song writer: Rukhsana Noor (2 awards)
Best cameraman: Masood Butt
Best editor: Z.A. Zulfi
Non-line editor: Mateen Qadus
Best Choreographer: Khanu Samraat
Best Art Director: Baba Khadim Hussain
The awards ceremony will be held on March 14, 2007 at Lahore.

Co-Indo-Pak films...Awarapan is a co-Indian-Pakistani film which is allowed
to be screened on July 6th after a long controversy. This film is a box office
hit in Karachi but not a big success in Lahore. Another film Qafla will
be released soon. Sana and Indian actor Sunny Devil are in main roles in
this film. God Father is another film to be screended on Metropole cinema
on Eid Day on October 14, 2007.
-------Actress Saima Khan injuredFilm & Stage actress Saima Khan was attacked and injured on June 20.
She was admitted to the local hospital and is out of danger...
-------
Rattan cinema will open again
The famous cinema on Mecloud Road Lahore was closed two years ago and will open
again very soon.
------- More cinemas in Lahore
Gulistan cinemas owner will build two mini cinemas in Lahore and there will
be build four more cinemas in the city.
-------Humaira Arshad's second film as music director...Famous Pop singer Humaira Arshad will compose music in her second film Kabhi pyar na karna by director Javed Raza. Her first attemp Gunhaon
ka Shehar was a flop.
--------
New trend: Punjabi-Pashto version films...
Many film producer are making films in both Punjabi and Pashto languages
as double version films after some success in Punjab and Sarhad provinces. Prince and Crime
Fighters are few of them with both Punjabi and Pashto actors..
----------Comedy actors are popular...
Many comedy actors from stage will be seen on silver screen in upcoming
films. Nasir Chanyouti, Amanat Chann, Tariq Tedy, Iftekhar Thakar, Naseem
Vikky, Tahir Anjum, Akram Udas and Sakhawat Naz are some of them.
---------- Third generation of musician's..Ali Attre composed a song in film Ishq
Ibadat, singers were Naseebo Lal and Anwar Rafi. Ali Attre is the
third generation of musician after his father Wajahat
Attre and grand
father Rasheed Attre. The lyricist was Zubair
Hazin - the son of legendry
lyricist Hazin Qadri.
---------- Majajan completed 200 weeks..!

Producer Siama and director Syed Noor's
blockbuster
film Majajan has completed now more than 200 weeks in Lahore. This film was released on March 24, 2006 at Metropole and Sozo Gold cinemas
in Lahore and after nine month on Metropole cinema, it was shifted to Gulistan
cinema on January 1, 2007 and still is going on Sozo Gold and will complete one
year of its release there next month. Majajan became the first ever platinum
jubilee film in Gujranwala as well.» Read
more on Diamond Jubilee films here

Ali Saleem & Begum Nawazish Ali in film Famous
TV artist Ali Saleem will appear in Syed Noor's upcoming film "Main
aur Tum". He will play double role - hero with Saima and also
a fe-male role as Begum Nawazish Ali.

Shoaib Mansoor's filmKhuda
kay liyeKhuda
Kay Liye (For God's sake), which confronts the
myth of Islamic fundamentalism being espoused by radical
clerics issuing fatwas against music and paintings.
This film will be screened on July 22. Iman Ali (TV
actor Abid Ali's daughter in her first film), Shaan,
Rasheed Naz, Fawad Khan, Naeem Tahir, Simi Raheel,
Ayub Khosa, Najeeb Ullah Anjum etc. are main
actors in this film. Famous Indian actor Naseeruddin
Shah is also in the cast. Shoaib Mansoor is
director, producer, writer, lyricist and musician of
this film. He is known by his remarkable TV work as
AnKahi, Fifty Fifty and many other TV serials. It's
inaugural presentation by Geo films and according to
the Daily Jang Karachi, this film was seen by 630.907
sinegores from 22.7. to 12.10.2007. Related external links:» The
website of Khuda kay liye

Reema as TV compare in a TV quiz showYeh GHAR aap ka hua...

Farooq Qasiar with his puppet Uncle
Sargam from PTV's famous program Kaliyan and renowned
researcher
Aqeel Abbas Jafri

Reema
will compare first time in her showbiz career in a TV quiz show Yeh
Ghar aap ka hua, which was telecast on Geo TV on August
25 and is written by renowned journalist, poet and researcher Aqeel
Abbas Jafri. Farooq Qaisar is the
producer of this quiz show who is known by the famous puppet
show Kalian from the Islamabad centre in the
1980s.

24.12.2007Izhar Qazi passes away1980/90s famous film hero Izhar Qazi died by heart attack at Karachi. He was 52 years old. He was introduced in film Rubi in 1986 and got fame from both Urdu and Punjabi films...
» Read more on Izhar Qazi

17.11.2007Shafi Mohammad died
Famous TV artist Shafi Mohammad passed away at Karachi. He was 58.
His first film was Bivi ho to aisi in 1982.11.12.2007Zeenat Begum
She was known and famous in comedy and mother's vampish roles. She also produced some films like Badla and Bin Badal Barsat...» Read more on Zeenat Begum?.10.2007Raja Hafeez died
Famous film director Raja Hafeez died in October Month. He was known
for famous films like Hamarahi, Veryam and
Rangu Jatt. His first film was Khota Paiasa in 1965 and
last film Lahu
de rishtey in 1980.
Other films were Bhai Jan, Mera dil meri arzoo, Bazi
jit lei, Jawani di hawa, Mr. 420, Sohna Daku and Hasdey
ao hasdey jao. Since
more than 30 years he was isolated from the showbiz world, so his
death news could not be reached to the news papers on time.Kya kahun a duniya walo...

7.9.2007Aleena diedActress Aleena died in mysteries circumstances and was buried without
informing close friends and relatives. There are controversial
reports about her death cause, some sources claim that she had
AIDS and other are talking about cancer. Police reports says that
Aleena died by lung cancer. She was only 21 years old.
» Read more on Aleena
14.9.2007Ameer HussainHe worked with renowned film musician Sohail Rana and
assisted in Jab say Daikha hay tumhain (Zeba-Darpan), Arman,
Ahsan, Doraha, and Soghat. With Wazir Khan in film Mang mairi
bhar do.9.9.2007 Qadeer KhanHe produced Tum milay Piar mila (Zeba-Waheed
murad 1966) and other films were Jaley
na koun parwana, Nadaan, Anhoni, Dard, Basaira,
Ham say hay zamana, Zameen Asman and Mazboot.13.8.2007Rehman
Verma died
Renowned music director Rehman Verma
was 80 years old and was instructed in music by the legend
G.A. Chishti. He mostly composed music in costume films, some
of his super hit songs are Kaise
kahun main al-wida, Haal kaisa hay janab ka, Yaaran naal
baharan Sajnu, We lagian di lajj rakh lain, Assan jhok Punnan
di jana and
this video from YouTube: Jadun teri Duniya too pyar
tur...

Music director: Rehman Verma
Singer:
Madam Noor Jehan & Mehdi Hassan
Lyrics: Ahmad Rahi
Actors: Naghma & Iqbal Hassan
Director: Riaz Ahmad Raju» Read
more on Rehman Verma
27.6.2007Jalil Afghani died Famous actor and writer Jalil Afghani died
on June 27 in the age of 80 years. His first film as actor
was Chanda in
1962 and the last film Nadia in 1985. He
also wrote stories in many films like Anmol, Do Rangeeley,
Pehchan, Tina etc...23.6.2007Irshad Ali passed away The elder brother of legendry actor late Mohammad Ali
- Arshad
Ali -
who appeared in few films like Teri Surat meri Ankhen,
Mere Hamsafar and Parchhaen - died on June 23.19.6.2007
Actor Rashid died
Karachi based actor Rashid who was seen in
films like Samundar, Mere Bachey meri Ankhen, Salgira, Insanf
aur Qanoon, Nadan etc. passed away on June 19. He
was 73 years old. 24.4.2007Sharif Nayyar has
died
Renowned film director Sharif Nayyar has died
on April 24, 2007. He was known for some mega hit films as Ishq
par zor nahin (1963), Naila (1965), Lado (1966)
and Dosti(1971).
He was father-in-law of super star film hero Ejaz Durrani. His
first film was Bheegi
Palken (1952) and some other films were Masoom,
Naz, Shirin Farhad. His last film was Jhoomar Chor in
1986.Door veeraney mein ik Shama...

Director: Sharif Nayyar
Film: Naila (1965)
Singers: Mala & Masood Rana
Music: Master Inayat Hussain
Lyrics: Hamayet Ali Shair
Actors: Shamim Ara & Santosh16.4.2007W.Z.Ahmad passed away
Film Waada and Ruhi fame producer
and director W.Z.Ahmad passed away on April 16, 2007.
He was 91 years old. His real name was Waheed-ud-din Zia-ud-din
Ahmad. His first film Ruhi in 1954 was
first banned film in Pakistan and his second and last film Waada in
1957 was one of the best romantic and musical film
in Pakistan. Bar bar tarsen more
Nain...

Film: Waada (1957)Director: W.Z.AhmadSingers: Kousar Perveen &
Sharafat Ali Music: Rasheed Attre
Lyrics: Saif-ud-din Saif
Actors: Sabiha & Santosh15.4.2007Khawaja
Sarfaraz died
Senior film director Khawaja Sarfarz died on April 15,
2007 at Lahore. He was known for his best musical film Att
Khuda da vair. He also
directed films Devdas, Zinda Laash, Na'darr, Dosti,
Akhar and Athra. 8.4.2007Asad Amanat Ali
Khan died..!Famous
classical singer Asad Amanat Ali Khan died on April 8,
in London. He was Ustad Amanat Ali Khan's son and Shafqat
Ali Khan's brother. He sang some super hit songs in
films Saheli, Abhi to main jawan hu, Tarana and some others
in the 1970's.23.3.2007Nisar Bazmi
passed away
Top musician Nisar Bazmi passed away on March 23, 2007
at Karachi. He composed super hit songs in many films like Lakhon
mein ek, Aag, Anjuman, Tehzeeb, Umrao Jan Ada, Mohabbat
and many more... » Read
more on Nisar Bazmi here23.3.2007Jahangir Mughal
diedFamous
fight instructor Jahangir Mughal died on March 23, 2007.
He worked in more than 300 films and produced a film Zabata in
the 80s. He played minor roles in many films.2.3.2007Badar Miandad died
Famous Qawwal Badar Miandad died
on March 2, 2007. He was only 45 years old. Badar Miandad was
a relative of world famous musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He
sung and composed qawwalies in 20 films, some of them are Jannat
ki talash, Ibra, chupke chupke, Arain da kharak. He had
more than 20 albums of his qawwalies. 27.2.2007Ragni diedThe almond-eyed
beauty - actress Ragni died on February 27 at Lahore.
She was 85. Once she ruled over the hearts of thousands
and won the title of "Ahu-Chashm" with
her first film Dulla Bhatti in 1940.» Read
more here ------Chodhary Ismael died
Producer and distributor of films like Sala
Sahib, Noukar
Wohti da, Dhee Rani, Rustam te Khan etc. Chodhary
Ismael passed away. He was also the owner of Prince cinema Gujranwala.
-------- Top
musician M. Ashraf diedRead more here